{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-cemeteries-order-1977/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-cemeteries-order-1977/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1977/204",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-cemeteries-order-1977",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Arrangements for sharing of facilities",
  "text": "(1) A burial authority may enter into such agreements as they think fit for—\n(a) the use in connection with burials taking place in a cemetery of chapels, mortuaries, biers and other things provided by persons other than the authority, or\n(b) the use in connection with burials taking place in other places of burial, or in connection with cremations, of any chapel, mortuary, bier or other thing provided for use in connection with burials taking place in the cemetery.\nNothing in this paragraph shall be construed as authorising any action in relation to any chapel provided as mentioned in article 6(1)(b).\n(2) An agreement under this article may include terms as to the services of any staff employed in connection with the subject matter of the agreement.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/204/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:09:45.448284+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}